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  1. kfpben

    Too fat to farm?

    I have quite a few youngsters help me at various times of year. Vet students, 15 year old work experience kids, ag college students, the odd NEET from the county council. Most are ok, some are very good, some are muppets. However the thread that runs between nearly all the youngsters that are...
  2. Wigeon

    Winter cover crops on heavy land... what a disaster

    I farm heavy silty clay with flints. No ditches, no land drains. Good strong wheat land, if unforgiving. I've been trying to grow cover crops on and off for the last 9 yrs. With one exception, they have all been disastrous. Summer cover crops in place of a spring crop, on the other hand, can...
  3. W

    Can Vertical Farming feed the population of the UK?

    Hi all, Please can you take 5 minutes to fill out my dissertation survey on vertical farming. Thanks. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=-rKZc65vv0mnaFhQugcXP38IAJ-4WGZJva_7xW0FrX1UNUtHSjI0NUsxSDZKMDBYRVhTMUlQQThMTy4u
  4. CPM RSS

    Smart Farming: Thinking big

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Smart technology in agriculture is progressing at a rate of knots with new innovations promising to optimise workflow, streamline processes and utilise every ounce of data available. CPM digs into some of these unfolding technologies. By...
  5. CPM RSS

    Pulse Progress: Putting the ‘pea’ in predictions

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF In this special edition of Pulse Progress, CPM explores how the development of a new modelling tool could revolutionise the forecasting of maturity and yield in vining peas. By Charlotte Cunningham Anyone who’s grown vining peas will...
  6. CPM RSS

    OSR weed control: Smooth operator

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF A difficult season for herbicide application is likely to have resulted in an unwanted bounty of weeds in oilseed rape crops. With the final window having arrived for mastering some control, CPM digs deeper into the role of water...
  7. CPM RSS

    Forward-thinking farmers: A strain on the future

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Seed shortages, mancozeb uncertainty and more resistant blight strains are set to compound the difficulties caused by one of the wettest autumn and winter periods on record. CPM reports. By Rob Jones Potato growers are facing more than...
  8. CPM RSS

    Applied innovation: A spoonful of sugar

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF With soil organic matter levels reaching an all time low in some areas, utilising the benefits of molasses could help growers to start to rebuild these vital stocks. CPM finds out more. By Charlotte Cunningham It’s often said that a...
  9. Agriland RSS

    Tillage: Potash remains key nutrient for potato crops

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Potash is a key nutrient for potato crops, impacting on the yield and quality of tubers, as well as the general health of individual plants. It is involved in regulating the amount of water in the plant, because in the absence of sufficient...
  10. D

    Can a bad tooth cause flu symptoms to vice versa.

    I developed tooth ache on Tuesday (little warnings for a couple of years.) Got worse & worse all week & now aching eyes & blocked ears. Can a tooth cause this. Or Have I had a bug which has weaked my immune system letting the tooth decay develop quickly.
  11. Ffermer Bach

    Poultry, pollution and The River Wye

    How cheap chicken ran rampant across Britain Poultry farming boom blamed for housebuilding delays and turning rivers green Daniel Woolfson17 February 2024 • 12:00pm Related Topics Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Environment Agency, Chicken, Pollution, Farming...
  12. The Ruminant

    Cull cow fattening

    What are the figures like for fattening cull cows? I’ve quite a lot of mature hay that needs using up, plus a lot of straw too. It would be good to pass it through an animal to turn it into FYM. I’d need to supplement the hay with cake / molasses etc but was wondering what the figures look like...
  13. Macsky

    Is the time right for dripping-cooked crisps?

    With: 1 veganism on the wane, 2 decreasing health concerns surrounding saturated fat and, 3 increasing concerns around the health effects of ‘industrial seed oils’, is it time someone produced some crisps cooked in beef dripping? I don’t think there are any available, correct me if I’m...
  14. powerontheland

    Small Scale Pick Your Own

    Have any/many of you diversified with small scale pick your own?? We are going to have a go this year with a pumpkin patch and some sunflowers, but i am keen to maybe try a couple of acres of spuds?? If not PYO, then sold at the farm gate. Haven’t a clue where to even get seed from ( Accept...
  15. A

    Up Horn/Down Corn

    A biggish fat lamb (50kg?) is worth £160. (the same as a ton of barley) A small fat beast (500kg) is worth £1600. (the same as 10 tons of barley). Has the value of finished stock compared to the price of grain ever been a high during the last 10,000 years?
  16. Wood field

    How do you …. Get out of farming?

    Mulling things over … now I love farming ( mostly) and as some of you know, I’ve said it’s all I ever wanted to do . But times are changing and with the weather on top of poor ground plus my age and aches and pains, I’ve been wondering if it’s time to say enough Part of me feels guilty as if I...
  17. headhuntercfc

    WANTED LATE SCOTCH SEED POTATOES

    LOOKING FOR LATE SEED POTATOES CHIPPING VARIETIES OR GENERAL WARE ABOUT 2 TON APPROX
  18. Agriland RSS

    High-risk crops can lead to pollution and flooding – Environment Agency

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Environment Agency has launched a campaign to highlight the risks of growing high-risk crops in the south west of England. The agency said the high-risk crops, which include maize, fodder beet and potatoes, can lead to pollution and flooding...
  19. Agriland RSS

    NFU calls for a code of practice for horticultural buyers

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is calling on the UK government to introduce a Horticultural Buyers Code of Practice. The union is calling for the implementation of a code of practice as part of a package of recommendations to “underpin...
  20. C

    Defra Cereal Stocks Survey - February 2024

    Just got an email Are they getting twitchy ?
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